Dr Stephen Brusatte
Steve is a professor and palaeontologist at the University of Edinburgh and the author of the book The Rise And Reign Of The Mammals (£20, Picador), a 325-million-year odyssey of mammalian evolution and the people who study mammal fossils.
Recent articles by Dr Stephen Brusatte
If conditions on Earth changed, is it possible dinosaurs could evolve again? Would life… find a way?
*Jurassic Park fans lean in closer*
Could dinosaurs have had relationships with other animals?
Many plants and animals in nature today live together in long-term interaction - so could this have happened at the time of the dinosaurs?
What was the approximate lifespan of a dinosaur?
Dino-mite! The surprising truth about how long dinosaurs really lived.
Which dinosaur would actually survive in today’s world? A scientist explains
Can you picture living alongside a pasture of sauropods?
How do we know dinosaurs roared? Were there any dinosaurs that might have chirped like a bird?
Birds did evolve from dinosaurs, after all...
How do we know how dinosaurs moved?
All we have are fossils and footprints, so how do we know how dinosaurs moved?
Did T. Rex actually have feathers?
Our understanding of what a T.rex looked like has changed over the years.
Why did none of the dinosaurs develop sentience?
One thing that sets humans apart from other animals – as far as we know – is that we are sentient.
Rise of the mammals: How our ancestors thrived in the apocalypse
When the asteroid smashed into Earth 66 million years ago, it wiped out the fiercest, strongest creatures on Earth – the dinosaurs. So how exactly did our tiny, furtive ancestors thrive in the aftermath of an apocalypse?
7 of the weirdest mammals that roamed the ancient Earth
Millions of years ago, the mammals were just starting to come into their own.
How did dinosaurs sleep?
We know surprisingly little about the sleeping habits of dinosaurs.
Does fossilised dinosaur poo exist?
Dino dung can provide direct evidence about what these prehistoric reptiles ate.
How long did it take dinosaur eggs to hatch?
Say you're opening a dinosaur theme park. How long would you have to incubate your eggs?
What were the spinal plates on Stegosaurus for?
The iconic dinosaur from the Late Jurassic is still keeping researchers guessing.
Were the dinosaurs cold-blooded?
Whether dinosaurs were cold- or warm-blooded has been debated by experts for a long time. However there is a new hypothesis...
When did dinosaurs become birds?
The idea of little velociraptors that can fly is a scary thought, but not too far from reality.
Could dinosaurs have caught COVID-19?
After all, how would a Tyrannosaurus Rex put on a facemask?
Would dinosaurs have gotten even bigger if they weren't wiped out?
Just in case you don’t find the thought of a T. rex scary enough.
Top 5 biggest (and smallest) theropod dinosaurs
The iconic T. rex is a member of this group of dinosaurs, with the tiny Microraptor at the other end of the scale.
Why aren’t pterosaurs classed as dinosaurs?
Asked by: Neil Black, Sheffield
Would the dinosaurs have eaten us if we were alive at the same time?
Asked by: Sarah Deery
What did dinosaurs evolve from?
Asked by: Adam King, Huddersfield
Mammal evolution | How ancient fossils are revealing the secrets of our earliest ancestors
Before Tyrannosaurus rex and Diplodocus roamed the planet, a group of small animals were eking out a successful existence and would one day come to dominate - here’s how a bounty of new fossils is telling us their story.
Mammal evolution | Ancient mammals that lived in the age of dinosaurs
Our mammalian ancestors were eking out an existence even before T. rex came stomping along. We can reveal their story by studying beautiful, new fossils from China.